Analysis of Ministry to the Church



I rejoice in my suffering,
Within my own flesh for your sake;
As I lack not of buffering,
Fulfilled from Jesus Christ does make.

I am a poet thanks to God,
For making His Word fully known;
Giving Him the honor and laud,
Knowing that I am not alone.

Mysteries hidden for ages,
But not been revealed for His saints;
As this chaotic world rages,
Immorally without restraints.

The hope of glory is in you,
Because in Christ we do proclaim;
Warning everyone what is true,
About what is a sinful shame.

Teach everyone with all wisdom,
That everyone becomes mature;
About Jesus and His Kingdom,
And how to enter through His door.

For this, I toil and labor,
Struggling with all His energy;
In convincing every neighbor,
He works in my powerfully.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB XCXC XDXD EFEF GXGX HIHI H
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 10101100 01111111 11111100 01110111 11010111 11011101 10101001 10111101 10010110 11101111 11010110 10101 01110101 01011101 1010111 01110101 1101110 1100101 01100110 01110111 1111010 100111100 001010010 1101100 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 785
Words 168
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 88
Words per stanza (avg) 20

About this poem

Hopelessly Hopeful Colossians 1:24-29

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Written on February 01, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on January 31, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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